Margaret Thatcher and Number 10: Lord Parkinson

Lord Parkinson, former Party Chairman and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Secretary of State for Energy and Secretary of State for Transport under Thatcher, interviewed by Sue Cameron of Civil Service World. Lord Parkinson speaks about Dennis Thatcher and his own experience of the last days of Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister.

This is an excerpt from a series of interviews with prominent figures from Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister. It was filmed in 10 Downing Street as part of a contemporary history project produced by the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

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